Dara O'Shea

Dara Joseph O'Shea (born 4 March 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for English club West Bromwich Albion.

Dara O'Shea
Personal information
Full name Dara Joseph O'Shea[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-04) 4 March 1999
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
West Bromwich Albion
Number 27
Youth career
West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– West Bromwich Albion 17 (3)
2017–2018Hereford (loan)
2018–2019Exeter City (loan) 27 (0)
National team
Republic of Ireland U19
Republic of Ireland U21
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:47, 22 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:14, 24 June 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Dublin, O'Shea began his career with West Bromwich Albion, spending the 2017–18 season on loan at Hereford.[2][3]

He moved on loan to Exeter City in August 2018.[4] In March 2019 he was praised by Exeter manager Matt Taylor.[5]

O'Shea signed a new three-year contract with West Brom on 24 January 2020.[6] He scored his first league goal on 9 February 2020, in Albion's 2–0 victory over Millwall.[7]

International career

He has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-19 and under-21 youth levels.[2]

Career statistics

As of 22 July 2020
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Bromwich Albion 2017–18[8] 0000000000
2018–19[9] 0000000000
2019–20[10] 173301000213
Total 173301000213
Hereford (loan) 2017–18[8]
Exeter City (loan) 2018–19[9] 27010104[lower-alpha 1]0330
Career total 443402040543
  1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy.
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References

  1. "List of Temporary Transfers of Players under Written Contract Between 01/08/2018 and 31/08/2018". The Football Association. p. 28. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. Dara O'Shea at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  3. "FOOTBALL: Hereford looking to extend Dara O'Shea's loan spell". Hereford Times.
  4. "Dara O'Shea: Exeter sign West Brom defender on loan". BBC Sport. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  5. "Dara O'Shea: West Brom's Exeter loanee 'could go all the way' after Republic U21 call". 14 March 2019 via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. "O'Shea agrees new long-term Albion deal". West Bromwich Albion. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  7. Masi, Joseph. "Dara O'Shea: Bad West Brom run is behind us". www.expressandstar.com.
  8. "Games played by Dara O'Shea in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  9. "Games played by Dara O'Shea in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  10. "Games played by Dara O'Shea in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2020.


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